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How Physicists Proved The Universe Isn’t Real – Nobel Prize in Physics 2022 EXPLAINED

Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger conducted ground breaking experiments using entangled quantum states, where two particles behave like a single unit even when they are separated. Their results have cleared the way for new technology based upon quantum … Continue reading →

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10,000-Year-Old Skeleton Found in Britain Has Living Descendant Close By | My Modern Met

By Madeleine Muzdakis on October 21, 2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by history and stories (@history_and_stories)   “He reminds us that you can’t make assumptions about what people looked like in the past based on what … Continue reading →

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The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK | FT Film

The UK’s recent disastrous “mini” Budget can trace its origins back to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union. The economic costs of Brexit were masked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine. But six years after the … Continue reading →

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What if the Effect Comes Before the Cause?

[…] What would it mean if effects come before their causes? Today, I have a closer look at retrocausality in general and the Transactional Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics in particular. This paper is a good starting point to learn more … Continue reading →

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What happens in a nature documentary when there is no David Attenborough, no Morgan Freeman or Sigourney Weaver, lending voice-over and theatrical narration? | The New Yorker (@newyorkermag)

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The average cost of groceries in Britain vs America

Today we look into the cost of basic groceries like onions and cornflakes to find surprising results in the US and the UK. […]  

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Small gestures, huge collective impact

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Pythagoras twisted squares: Why did they not teach you any of this in school?

A video on the iconic twisted squares diagram that just about anybody who knows anything about mathematics has been familiar with since primary school. Surprisingly, there is a LOT more to this diagram than even expert mathematicians are aware of. … Continue reading →

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How will our beloved reefs survive in the oceans of the future? | Aeon Essays

Healthy hard corals in a shallow-water reef. Will this be a rare sight in the near future? Photo © K M Stiefel A warming planet and acid oceans will radically transform marine ecosystems. How will our beloved reefs survive? It … Continue reading →

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The Rosetta Stone and what it actually says with Ilona Regulski | Curator’s Corner S7 Ep6

he Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum. But what is it? What does it actually say? And did you know that since the discovery of the the Rosetta Stone in 1799, another 27 … Continue reading →

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